Seb Martel Saturn 63 CD 2022

CD

Tracklist:

1. Tortuga
2. Blue Suede Shoes
3. My Best Friend
4. Arpog
5. Seventy
6. Albert Premier
7. Balulalow
8. The Yongë Child
9. Macorina
10. Soul Kiss
11. Friction
12. Future Talk
13. The Wind Is Weak

This opus made from a selection of 9 guitars from the Musée de la Musique (a branch of the Philharmonie de Paris), and only enriched with the voices of his close collaborators (Camille, Sabrina Bellaouel...), unfolds on fourteen tracks a musical fresco faithful to the historical and geographical heritage of his instrument. The album includes fascinating reworks of Carl Perkins, Benjamin Britten, Chavela Vargas or Vincent Segal in addition to his own compositions. However, adopting a dogmatic approach, and dressing his compositions with sounds and effects collected during the recordings, Martel offers an abstract and experimental edge to 'Saturn 63', which transports the listener into an out of time experience. Two famous names of the French Chanson, -M- and Mathieu Boogaerts joined Martel to close the album with the snapshot of a speechless improvised session.